Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Aegislash? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Aegislash is a phenomenal Steel and Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's a super common sight to see Aegislash out in the 8th generation battlefield. Aegislash is weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground-typed attacks.

Physical Sweeper Aegislash (Popular/Trending)

Aegislash is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Aegislash from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Weakness Policy activates if Aegislash is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Stance Change, if aegislash changes forme to blade before attacks and shield before king's shield.

Physical Sweeper Aegislash (Stance Change)

Aegislash is a decent Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Aegislash's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Stance Change, if aegislash changes forme to blade before attacks and shield before king's shield.

♦Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Aegislash's defense and special defense by 1 stage). ♦Sacred Sword is a physical 90-base power Fighting-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes). ♦Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦Retaliate is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if an ally fainted last turn).

No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Special Sweeper Aegislash (Stance Change)

Aegislash is a sensational Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Aegislash's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Stance Change, if aegislash changes forme to blade before attacks and shield before king's shield.

♦Steel Beam is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Steel-type move (Aegislash loses 50% max hp). ♦Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Aegislash cannot move next turn).

No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Aegislash? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Doubles Physical Sweeper Aegislash (Stance Change)

Aegislash is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Aegislash's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Stance Change, if aegislash changes forme to blade before attacks and shield before king's shield.

♦Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes). ♦Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Aegislash's defense and special defense by 1 stage). ♦Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).

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Doubles Special Sweeper Aegislash (Stance Change)

Aegislash is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Aegislash's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Stance Change, if aegislash changes forme to blade before attacks and shield before king's shield.

♦Steel Beam is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Steel-type move (Aegislash loses 50% max hp). ♦Flash Cannon is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage). ♦Air Slash is a special 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target). ♦Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Aegislash cannot move next turn).

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Movepool

Wondering what moves can Aegislash learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.

Cat

Type

Movename

Damage

Accuracy

PP

Effect

Air Slash

75

95%

15

30% chance to flinch the target.

Flash Cannon

80

100%

10

10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.

Hyper Beam

150

90%

5

User cannot move next turn.

Round

60

100%

15

Power doubles if others used Round this turn.

Shadow Ball

80

100%

15

20% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1.

Snore

50

100%

15

User must be asleep. 30% chance to flinch target.

Steel Beam

140

95%

5

User loses 50% max HP.

Aerial Ace

60

--

20

This move does not check accuracy.

Brick Break

75

100%

15

Destroys screens, unless the target is immune.

Brutal Swing

60

100%

20

No additional effect. Hits adjacent Pokemon.

Close Combat

120

100%

5

Lowers the user's Defense and Sp. Def by 1.

Facade

70

100%

20

Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed.

False Swipe

40

100%

40

Always leaves the target with at least 1 HP.

Fury Cutter

40

95%

20

Power doubles with each hit, up to 160.

Giga Impact

150

90%

5

User cannot move next turn.

Gyro Ball

--

100%

5

More power the slower the user than the target.

Head Smash

150

80%

5

Has 1/2 recoil.

Iron Head

80

100%

15

30% chance to flinch the target.

Night Slash

70

100%

15

High critical hit ratio.

Psycho Cut

70

100%

20

High critical hit ratio.

Retaliate

70

100%

5

Power doubles if an ally fainted last turn.

Reversal

--

100%

15

More power the less HP the user has left.

Rock Slide

75

90%

10

30% chance to flinch the foe(s).

Sacred Sword

90

100%

15

Ignores the target's stat stage changes.

Shadow Claw

70

100%

15

High critical hit ratio.

Shadow Sneak

40

100%

30

Usually goes first.

Slash

70

100%

20

High critical hit ratio.

Solar Blade

125

100%

10

Charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight.

Tackle

40

100%

35

No additional effect.

Attract

--

100%

15

A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated.

Autotomize

--

--

15

Raises the user's Speed by 2; user loses 100 kg.

Block

--

--

5

Prevents the target from switching out.

Destiny Bond

--

--

5

If an opponent knocks out the user, it also faints.

Endure

--

--

10

User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP.

Iron Defense

--

--

15

Raises the user's Defense by 2.

King's Shield

--

--

10

Protects from damaging attacks. Contact: -1 Atk.

Metal Sound

--

85%

40

Lowers the target's Sp. Def by 2.

Power Trick

--

--

10

Switches user's Attack and Defense stats.

Protect

--

--

10

Prevents moves from affecting the user this turn.

Rain Dance

--

--

5

For 5 turns, heavy rain powers Water moves.

Reflect

--

--

20

For 5 turns, physical damage to allies is halved.

Rest

--

--

10

User sleeps 2 turns and restores HP and status.

Screech

--

85%

40

Lowers the target's Defense by 2.

Sleep Talk

--

--

10

User must be asleep. Uses another known move.

Substitute

--

--

10

User takes 1/4 its max HP to put in a substitute.

Sunny Day

--

--

5

For 5 turns, intense sunlight powers Fire moves.

Swords Dance

--

--

20

Raises the user's Attack by 2.

Wide Guard

--

--

10

Protects allies from multi-target moves this turn.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Aegislash can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.

Create a build

Have an idea in mind for Aegislash that you'd like to test? Customize the IVs, EVs and their Sword/Shield moveset. This area allows you to examine the typing coverages of selected moves and stat variances.